Railroad Bridges in Dickinson County, Iowa
Dickinson County is located in northwest Iowa. The seat and largest city are both Spirit Lake.
Random Bridges
Okoboji Trail Bridge
Okoboji Trail Bridge
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #R-1426)
This unique deck plate girder swing bridge carries a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line over the channel between East and West Okoboji Lakes
Okoboji, Dickinson County, Iowa
Owner: Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1890 and c. 1965
by
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown
for
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Design:
83' deck plate girder swing span, 2-30' steel stringers and timber pile trestle
Description:
Deck plate girder swing bridge over East-West Okoboji Lake Channel
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Iowa Great Lakes Trail - W. Fork Little Sioux River Bridge
Iowa Great Lakes Trail - W. Fork Little Sioux River Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #2320)
This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway line over the West Fork Little Sioux River east of Lake Park
Lake Park, Dickinson County, Iowa
Owner: Dickinson County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1902
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Design:
2-50' deck plate girders
Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over West Fork Little Sioux River
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Iowa Great Lakes Trail - W. Branch Little Sioux River Bridge
Iowa Great Lakes Trail - W. Branch Little Sioux River Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Bridge #235.81)
This brick lined concrete arch bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway line over the West Branch Little Sioux River west of Lake Park
Lake Park, Dickinson County, Iowa
Owner: Dickinson County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1900
by
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Design:
21' brick lined concrete arch
Description:
Brick lined concrete arch bridge arch bridge over West Branch Little Sioux River
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Culvert #233.05
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Culvert #233.05
This small concrete railtop box culvert carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway line over an unnamed creek east of Lake Park
Lake Park, Dickinson County, Iowa
Owner: Dickinson County
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1902
by
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Design:
10'x9' concrete railtop box culvert
Description:
Concrete railtop box culvert over unnamed creek
Significance: